What Zhizi Automobile does

Zhizi Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. (质子汽车科技有限公司) is a Shaanxi-based new energy commercial vehicle OEM founded on April 7, 2022, as a subsidiary of DECH FUTURE Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. (itself affiliated with state-owned Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group). The company designs, manufactures, and sells electrified heavy and medium-duty commercial vehicles across three powertrain architectures—pure electric, battery-swapping, and hydrogen fuel cell—organized under six product brands covering tractors (Dijiang), dump trucks (Chilun), fuel cell light trucks (Baijing), mining trucks (Qingxiao), concrete mixers (Chenxiao), and sanitation chassis (Chiguang). Primary customers are B2B commercial fleet operators in mining, port logistics, urban construction, and municipal sanitation, with named deployments including Caofeidian Port (50-vehicle battery-swap tractor fleet handling ~2M tons of annual bulk cargo) and Infore Environment (customized 18T sanitation chassis).

The company's technology stack spans integrated electric drive systems (400+ kg lighter than centralized solutions), four-in-one heavy truck controllers, solid-state chassis derived from Shaanxi Auto military vehicle engineering, fuel cell engine integration covering 60-240 kW, an IoV platform with predictive fleet analytics, and ADAS/autonomous driving features including forward collision warning, lane departure warning, and Raytron-integrated infrared thermal imaging for 300m+ detection range. Zhizi claims 700+ high-end technical employees, 10+ hydrogen products developed, and 23 approved R&D projects. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time vehicle sales to enterprise fleet buyers, supplemented by recurring after-market services (1,140+ domestic and 263+ overseas service centers), financial-leasing facilitation through 11 partner platforms, and asset-light transportation-capacity leasing where Zhizi subsidiaries own and lease vehicles to operators. The company reported hydrogen vehicle sales of 760 units in 2025 (doubled year-over-year) and has raised approximately $150M USD across funding rounds from 2023 through early 2026, with investors including CAS Star, Orange Leaf Fund, Xi'an Investment Holding, and a 2026 consortium of eight institutional backers.

Name

Zhizi Automobile

Legal name

质子汽车科技有限公司 (Zhizi Automobile Technology Co., Ltd.)

Website

https://zzqckj.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Zhizi Automobile is a Shaanxi-based new energy commercial vehicle OEM founded in 2022 that designs and sells battery-electric, battery-swap, and hydrogen fuel cell trucks, tractors, dump trucks, mining trucks, and sanitation chassis to B2B fleet operators in mining, port logistics, urban construction, and municipal sanitation across China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

New Energy Commercial Vehicles

NAICS

Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing (336120), Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing (33635)

SIC

Motors & Generators (3621), Engines & Turbines (3510)

akta.pro primary industry

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Manufacturing (IMACACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Hybrid System Service (ICE-EV Integration, HV Components) (TLAKAMAJ)

Keywords

• New energy commercial vehicles
• Hydrogen fuel cell trucks
• Battery electric trucks
• Heavy duty commercial vehicles
• Commercial fleet electrification

Headquarters

HQ city

Jinghe

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. New Energy Commercial Vehicle Sales: Zhizi Automobile generates primary revenue from manufacturing and selling new energy intelligent commercial vehicles including battery-electric, battery-swapping, and hydrogen fuel cell trucks, tractors, dump trucks, special vehicles, and sanitation vehicles. The company sells vehicles directly to fleet operators and through financial leasing partners. Revenue is one-time per vehicle sale, with post-sale service and parts creating recurring after-market revenue.
2. After-market Services and Parts: Zhizi Automobile generates recurring revenue from after-market services including vehicle maintenance, rescue, spare parts supply, technical consultation, and remote diagnostics. The company operates 1140+ domestic service centers and 263+ overseas service centers providing 365×24 services. Parts sales hotline is (86)029-36398105 with email [email protected].
3. Transportation Capacity Solutions (运力服务): Zhizi provides transportation capacity solutions, including leasing vehicles to port and logistics operators. At Caofeidian Port, vehicles are held by Zhizi's local subsidiary and leased to the port, creating recurring rental/lease income while enabling customers to operate asset-light. The company also assists users in accessing carbon credit and carbon trading platforms.
4. Financial Leasing Partnerships: Zhizi collaborates with multiple financial leasing platforms (Jiangsu Financial Leasing, Lionbridge, BYD Finance, Zheyin, Ping'an, Pinnong, Zhongda Yuantong, Haixin, Minsheng, Haitong UniTrust, Tongsheng) to provide sales financing to customers. While the financing is provided by third-party partners, Zhizi benefits from facilitated vehicle sales that would not otherwise occur without financing support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Zhizi Automobile designs, manufactures, and sells new energy intelligent commercial vehicles for B2B fleet operators, including battery-electric, battery-swap, and hydrogen fuel cell heavy-duty tractors, dump trucks, mining trucks, concrete mixers, and sanitation chassis. The company also provides an Internet of Vehicles (IoV) platform for fleet management and remote diagnostics, alongside integrated solutions covering hydrogen energy, financial leasing facilitation, and transportation capacity services.

Product overview

Zhizi Automobile (质子汽车科技有限公司) is a new energy intelligent commercial vehicle company established on April 7, 2022, focusing on R&D, innovation, and sales of commercial vehicles that are intelligent, electrified, networked, and lightweight. The product portfolio consists of six main brand series: 帝江 (Dijiang) for tractors (battery-swap, charging, and fuel cell variants), 赤轮 (Chilun) for dump trucks (urban construction and highway models), 白景 (Baijing) for fuel cell light trucks, 青骁 (Qingxiao) for special vehicles (mining trucks, port tractors, steel mill vehicles), 辰骁 (Chenxiao) for concrete mixer trucks, and 赤光 (Chiguang) for sanitation vehicle chassis. The company also offers integrated solutions including hydrogen energy systems, financial leasing services, and transportation capacity solutions, supported by a proprietary Internet of Vehicles (IoV) platform enabling fleet management, remote diagnostics, and smart connectivity features.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 帝江 (Dijiang): 6×4 pure electric and battery-swap tractors product line
• 赤轮 (Chilun)
• 白景 (Baijing)
• 青骁 (Qingxiao)
• 辰骁 (Chenxiao)
• 赤光 (Chiguang)

Products and services

• Dijiang (帝江) 6x4 Battery-Swap Electric Tractor 6x4 battery-swap electric tractor for heavy-duty logistics with E3-M medium-length flat roof cab, 11.5t single drum type tandem axle, 270/410kW drive motor, and 282kWh power battery. Designed for fleet operators requiring high uptime through battery-swap refueling.
• Chilun (赤轮) 8x4 Urban Construction Battery-Swap Dump Truck 8x4 urban construction battery-swap dump truck with CATL 281.91kWh power battery and 1800+3175+1400 wheelbase configuration, designed for city construction logistics fleets.
• Baijing (白景) 4x2/4.5t Fuel Cell Load Truck 4x2 fuel cell light truck with E9 single-row cab, 2t drum type steering axle, 3.5t drum electric drive axle, 60/120kW power output, and 18.78kWh auxiliary battery, designed for medium-distance logistics fleets seeking zero-emission range.
• Qingxiao (青骁) 6x4/110t Electric Wide-Body Mining Dump Truck 6x4 pure electric wide-body mining dump truck with 3.6m wide-body offset cab, 25t drum type steering axle, 40t double-level drum type drive axle, peak power 600kW, 509kWh side-swapping battery, and 40 square meter cargo box volume, designed for mining and port heavy-haul operations.
• Chenxiao (辰骁) 8x4 Electric Concrete Mixer Truck 8x4 pure electric concrete mixer truck with E3 standard cab, 270/410kW drive motor, CATL 350kWh or CALB 352kWh power battery options, and 1800+3400+1400 wheelbase, designed for construction concrete supply fleet operators.
• Chiguang (赤光) 4x2/18t Electric Sanitation Chassis 4x2 pure electric sanitation vehicle chassis with L5000 standard cab, 4.8t reinforced drum type steering axle, 10t single-reduction drive axle, peak power 160kW drive motor, and CATL/CALB power battery options, designed for municipal sanitation fleet electrification and customizable for kitchen waste collection, street cleaning, and refuse collection body integration.
• Internet of Vehicles (IoV) System Proprietary IoV platform providing real-time vehicle location, historical trajectory, vehicle data query, fleet management, remote vehicle control, and remote diagnostics, supported by a dedicated Zhizi Automobile mobile app for vehicle status monitoring and remote air conditioning/door lock control. Sold as an integrated fleet management system for commercial vehicle operators.
• Hydrogen Energy Solutions Complete hydrogen energy solution for commercial vehicles including fuel cell engine integration (60kW-240kW coverage), hydrogen fuel cell tractors and dump trucks, with demonstration operations in Shaanxi and partnerships with upstream/downstream hydrogen industry chain companies such as Guohuo, Refire, Deran, and Rein. Sold as a packaged hydrogen mobility solution to fleet operators.
• Transportation Capacity Solutions Green transportation capacity solutions combining hydrogen energy and battery charging/swap services, providing pre-sale scenario testing, customized vehicles, in-sale manufacturing/delivery support, and after-sale maintenance, annual inspection, and road rescue. Includes a vehicle leasing model where Zhizi or its local subsidiary owns vehicles and leases them to operators (e.g., Caofeidian Port) for asset-light fleet operation.
• After-Sales Service and Parts Recurring after-market services including vehicle maintenance, rescue, spare parts supply, technical consultation, and remote diagnostics, operated through 1140+ domestic service centers and 263+ overseas service centers providing 365×24 support. Includes dedicated parts hotline and email support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hydrogen vehicle sales doubled to 760 units in 2025, making Zhizi a leading hydrogen commercial vehicle manufacturer in China
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• RaytroncoreTechnology or Integration · 30 January 2026Raytron, an infrared thermal imaging technology company, integrates its automotive thermal cameras into Zhizi Automobile commercial vehicles. The cameras extend detection range to over 300 meters (more than double conventional headlights) and are integrated into over 20 vehicle models across more than 15 leading OEMs including Zhizi. The cameras are specifically deployed for mining and logistics autonomous operations and autonomous emergency braking applications.
• Cummins AcceleracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerZhizi Automobile jointly developed a 31-ton fuel cell dump truck with Cummins Accelera for Shanghai muck truck transportation. The vehicle matches Zhizi's 'motor + automatic transmission + drive axle' power chain with Cummins' HD120 hydrogen fuel cell system. Cummins provides 125kW hydrogen fuel cell engine system, while Zhizi provides 410kW drive motor and ultra-low system energy consumption AMT automatic transmission, forming a 'new energy golden powertrain'.
• Guohuo (国鸿)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZhizi cooperates with Guohuo as one of the key hydrogen industry chain upstream and downstream partner enterprises for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle development.
• Refire (重塑)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZhizi cooperates with Refire as a key hydrogen fuel cell technology partner in the hydrogen industry chain for product development and demonstration.
• Deran (德燃)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZhizi cooperates with Deran as part of the hydrogen industry chain ecosystem for hydrogen fuel cell vehicle development.
• CEMT / Rein (爱德曼)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZhizi cooperates with CEMT/Rein as part of the hydrogen industry chain ecosystem for technology development.
• Infore Environment (盈峰环境)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerZhizi Automobile and Infore Environment, a leading sanitation industry enterprise, jointly developed customized 18T sanitation vehicle chassis. Customizations include integrated thermal management, control panel, frame beam hole positions, power take-off ports, and communication protocols. The collaboration has resulted in batch sales of electric sanitation vehicles.
• CATL (宁德时代)coreTechnology or IntegrationCATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited) is a key battery supplier for Zhizi Automobile. CATL lithium iron phosphate batteries are used across multiple vehicle models including 4×2/18t sanitation chassis (with peak power 160kW), 8×4/31t sanitation chassis (350kWh), and electric steel mill wide-body dump trucks (282kWh).
• CALB (中创新航)majorTechnology or IntegrationCALB (China Lithium Batteries Technology) is an alternative battery supplier for Zhizi vehicles, used in models such as the 4×2/18t rear composite version electric sanitation chassis alongside CATL.
• DECH FUTURE Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. (德创未来汽车科技有限公司)coreOthersZhizi Automobile is a new energy intelligent vehicle company established by DECH FUTURE Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. DECH FUTURE acts as the parent company and innovation platform, providing strategic direction, capital, and ecosystem resources. The company website (dcwlqc.com) is listed as a related link alongside Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group.
• Shaanxi Automobile Holding Group Co., Ltd. (陕西汽车控股集团有限公司)coreOthersShaanxi Automobile Holding Group is the ultimate parent group providing manufacturing infrastructure, supply chain resources, and automotive industry expertise. The group's military vehicle chassis technology serves as the foundation for Zhizi's solid-state chassis development. Listed as a related link on Zhizi's website.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• XCMG: Chinese construction machinery giant producing electric mining trucks and heavy-duty vehicles. Comparable to Zhizi in the mining dump truck segment and heavy-duty electric powertrain technology, with established relationships across Chinese mining operators.
• BYD Commercial Vehicles: BYD's commercial vehicle division produces BEV trucks, buses, and forklifts with vertically integrated battery supply. A scaled incumbent competing with Zhizi across battery-electric heavy trucks, sanitation vehicles, and mining trucks in China.
• SAIC Hongyan: SAIC's heavy-duty truck brand producing diesel and new energy tractors and dump trucks. Directly comparable to Zhizi in heavy-duty commercial vehicle segments with established scale and SOE backing of its own.
• Foton Motor: One of China's largest commercial vehicle manufacturers (Beiqi Foton), producing heavy-duty trucks, light trucks, and buses with growing new energy variants. Competes with Zhizi in heavy-duty dump trucks, tractors, and sanitation vehicles with much larger scale and dealer network.
• SANY Heavy Industry: Leading Chinese construction and mining equipment manufacturer that has expanded into electric heavy-duty and mining trucks. Directly comparable to Zhizi's Qingxiao mining dump truck segment, with much larger scale in mining industry relationships.
• Yutong Commercial Vehicle: Major Chinese commercial vehicle manufacturer with strong new energy and hydrogen bus/truck portfolio. Comparable to Zhizi in commercial vehicle electrification technology and Chinese SOE-style market positioning, though larger scale and broader product range.

Emerging players

• Tesla Semi: Tesla's Class 8 electric semi-truck represents a comparable BEV heavy-duty tractor platform targeting long-haul logistics. Different geographic focus (US-led) but comparable technology positioning in high-performance battery-electric heavy trucking.

Direct peers

• Dayun Auto (Dayun Heavy Duty Truck): Chinese heavy-duty truck manufacturer with significant new energy (BEV and hydrogen) commercial vehicle development. Closely comparable to Zhizi in product range (tractors, dump trucks, special vehicles) and Chinese market focus on mid-to-heavy commercial vehicles.
• Farizon Auto (Geely Commercial Vehicles): Geely's new energy commercial vehicle brand developing BEV and hydrogen heavy-duty trucks and vans. Direct competitor to Zhizi in the Chinese new energy commercial vehicle market with similar multi-powertrain strategy and B2B fleet customer focus.
• Hyzon Motors: US-based hydrogen fuel cell truck manufacturer focused on commercial vehicles. Directly comparable to Zhizi in hydrogen FCEV commercial vehicle strategy, though focused on North American and European markets rather than China.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors20 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Zhizi Automobile